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Missouri Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Fatal 2024 Jefferson County DWI Crash: What This Means for Texas Families A Life Changed in an Instant on West Port Arthur Road The evening of December 11, 2024, started like any other for Douglas Johnson. The 59-year-old Beaumont man was driving his 2001 Chevrolet 1500 northbound on West Port Arthur Road near Hillebrandt Drive. It was 7:51 p.m. — just another commute home. Then, without warning, a 2020 Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by Ray Anthony Noe crossed into the oncoming lane and struck Johnson’s vehicle head-on. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Noe’s 9-year-old son was in the truck with him. This wasn’t an accident. It was a preventable tragedy — one that has left a Beaumont family shattered and a Missouri man facing 15 years in prison for intoxication manslaughter. But for Texas families, this case is more than a headline. It’s a warning about the dangers that exist on our own highways every single day. The Legal Fallout: 15 Years in Prison — But Is It Enough? Ray Anthony Noe was sentenced to 15 years in prison for intoxication manslaughter and 2 years for driving while intoxicated with…